An interesting news story from the People’s Daily Online:
China has spent three million yuan (about 385,000 US dollars) repairing the Jewish cemetery in the city of Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Liu Xinming, an official in charge of cemetery management confirmed here Tuesday.
The repair project coincides with the visit of Israeli Prime Minister […]
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China renovates Jewish cemetery ahead of Israeli PM visit
Published by January 10th, 2007 in China. 0 CommentsUC Berkeley Scholar: China’s Angry Youth venting their rage in irrational anti-US/anti-Japan forums
Published by December 20th, 2006 in U.S., China and Japan. 0 CommentsLi Rong, a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, has written an informative post about ultranationalist Chinese netizens:
Angry netizens in China are holding high the flag of nationalism and voicing dissatisfaction about the US and Japan with numerous irrational words. They believe they are right and just. This is a dangerous signal.
Read […]
The worst air pollution in Asia: Top 5
Published by December 18th, 2006 in India and China. 2 CommentsA list of cities you probably won’t want to live in, via the Shanghaiist:
1. Beijing
2. Xi’an
3. Kathmandu
4. Dhaka
5. New Delhi
Beijing, followed closely by Xi’an, Kathmandu, Dhaka and New Delhi, have the dirtiest air of major Asian cities, according to […]
Trans-Pacific Optical Cable on its way?
Published by December 18th, 2006 in U.S. and China. 0 CommentsA high-speed link between China and the U.S. is on it’s way:
Verizon Communications is part of a plan to spend US$500 million building the first high-speed optical communications line linking the U.S. and China. Verizon announced its deal to build the 11,000-mile system Monday with partners China Telecom, China Netcom, China Unicom and companies in […]
China increasing its contribution to UN Peacekeeping missions
Published by December 18th, 2006 in China. 0 CommentsThe People’s Daily reports that China is taking on a greater role in the UN through increased Peacekeeping operations:
China has sent nearly 6,000 peacekeepers on United Nations’ peacekeeping missions over the years, contributing not only to the maintenance of order in regions of conflict, but also to the reconstruction of damaged areas.
In Liberia, Chinese peacekeepers […]
Internatonal advisory organization suggests setting up Environmental Protection Ministry in China
Published by December 17th, 2006 in China. 0 CommentsPerhaps in reaction to the embarassing reports that heavy pollution in China has wiped out a species of river dolphin, an organization has suggested that the Chinese government put a little more effort into Environmental protection:
A high level international advisory organization to Chinese government has submitted a report to the State Council, China’s cabinet, […]
An interesting video about the SCAA, an animal welfare organization started in by foreign expatsin China:
[Via the Shanghaiist, which has a very informative post on Chinese attempts to crack down on stray animals, rabies, and dog crap before the 2008 Olympics]
Stand off between South Korean traffic cops and Chinese diplomats ends in victory for diplomatic immmunity
Published by December 13th, 2006 in China and Korea. 0 CommentsAn interesting story:
Local police found themselves involved in a diplomatic incident when they pulled over a group of Chinese diplomats for a breathalyzer test on Tuesday, with the resulting standoff lasting all night. Police pulled over a car with the diplomatic license plate of the Chinese Embassy near the main gate of Ewha Women’s University […]
Anti-Japanese education in China (Video)
Published by December 10th, 2006 in History Dispute, China and Japan. 0 CommentsIn this subtitled Japanese news report, the issue of anti-Japanese education in China is explored through an examination of the contents of Chinese teachers’ manuals:
One manual even has a DVD showing the ideal way to teach lessons about Japanese war crimes: by making children repeat the phrase “how barbarous they are.”
Interesting articles from the Chosun Ilbo
Published by November 24th, 2006 in China and Korea. 0 Comments-Intellectual property news: Hyundai Motors is pissed off about a Chinese company that has produced a car that looks almost the same as the Hyundai Santa Fe. Chinese also seem to be copying LG electronics, with the Chinese copies dominating the market.
-Child abuse? How about children abusing their mothers? Apparently […]
